EDMONTON -- The Edmonton Oilers traded goalie Jason LaBarbera to the Chicago Blackhawks on Saturday for future considerations. LaBarbera will be assigned to the American Hockey Leagues Rockford IceHogs. The 33-year-old veteran has appeared in seven games this season with Edmonton, posting a 1-3-0 record with a 3.28 goals-against average and a .870 save percentage. He has also earned a 0-1-1 record with a 1.93 goals-against average and a .953 save percentage in two appearances with the Oklahoma City Barons of the AHL. LaBarbera has played in 182 NHL games with the New York Rangers, Los Angeles Kings, Vancouver Canucks, Phoenix Coyotes and Edmonton. He has a career 60-73-19 record with six shutouts, a 2.86 GAA and a .907 save percentage. The Burnaby, B.C., native was originally selected by the Rangers in the third round, 66th overall, of the 1998 NHL Entry Draft. . - The Denver Broncos kept rookie wide receiver Tavarres King from joining the Green Bay Packers by promoting him to their active roster Tuesday. .C. -- Ryan Sproul scored the winner late in double overtime to lift the Grand Rapids Griffins to a 2-1 win over the Abbotsford Heat on Friday in Game 1 of their American Hockey League playoff series.
http://www.cheaptigersjerseysauthentic. ... ain-jersey. The Goldeyes (10-7) lost 4-1 to the Saltdogs (8-9) Sunday afternoon before 5,834 sizzling fans at Shaw Park. The loss drops Winnipegs record to 3-4 during this past weeks seven-game homestand. . But Paul Osbaldiston, Hamiltons assistant special teams and kicking coach, said the team still relished the championship game workout. . The Jets have now won three straight at home and four of the last five at the MTS Centre. After a scoreless first period, Brad Marchand scored his first goal in eight games eight seconds into the second.Stillwater, OK (SportsNetwork.com) - The 17th-ranked Maryland Terrapins play their first true road game of the season when they invade Gallagher-Iba Arena on Sunday afternoon for a showdown with the Oklahoma State Cowboys. Mark Turgeons Terrapins have just one loss on the season and that came a couple of weeks ago in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge. On the other side of things, Maryland, in its first season in the Big Ten, fell to top-10 foe Virginia 76-65 in College Park. Maryland has righted the ship however, with wins in each of its last three outings, including a 67-57 win over USC Upstate last weekend to close out a six-game homestand. Travis Fords Cowboys are getting closer and closer to the Top-25 as they are also sporting just one loss on the year. The team opened the season with seven straight wins, but fell 75-49 at South Carolina as part of the SEC/Big 12 Challenge on Dec. 6. The team has won each of its last two outings however, moving to 9-1 on the year with last weeks 68-44 rout of Middle Tennessee. These two teams have met just one time prior and that came all the way back in 1966. Maryland edged out Oklahoma State 50-49 in the Memphis Invitational that year. The Terrapins have found success at both ends of the floor this season. The team is averaging 75.3 ppg on .476 shooting, while limiting the opposition to just 61.4 ppg and well under 40 percent efficiency (.370). The strong defense has carried beyond the arc, as foes are converting just 28.9 percent of the time from long range. Most teams would struggle with their top playmaker sidelined, but Dez Wells absence (wrist) from the lineup hasnt hurt the team yet.dddddddddddd While the team could certainly use his 16.2 ppg, others have stepped up and filled the void. Freshman Melo Trimble is definitely one of those guys, as the youngster is second on the team with a solid 15.8 ppg. Jake Layman is the other, as the junior pours in 15.4 ppg. Maryland shot a modest .400 from the floor against USC Upstate, but held the visitors to just a .373 effort in the 10-point win. The Terrapins did dominate on the boards (44-31) and outscored USC Upstate 17-8 from the free-throw line. Layman led the way with 17 points, Trimble recorded his first double-double with 14 points and 12 rebounds, while Evan Smotrycz finished with 19 points in just 18 minutes of work. Oklahoma State is another team with great balanced play at both ends of the floor. The Cowboys are yielding just 56.6 ppg this year, holding opponents to just .352 shooting (among the nations top-15 teams). Offensively, the team is driven by the dynamic scoring duo of senior forward LeBryan Nash and junior guard Phil Forte III. Nash leads the team with 17.7 ppg, with Forte hot on his trail at 17.1 ppg. The Cowboys jumped all over the Blue Raiders early, holding Middle Tennessee to a mere .304 shooting performance in the first half and taking a 40-21 advantage into halftime. OSU, which shot a sizzling 64 percent from the floor in the first stanza, cooled off considerably over the final 20 minutes (.364), but the visitors were unable to make any headway. Nash led four Cowboys in double figures with 16 points. Forte and Michael Cobbins finished with 12 points each, while Jeff Newberry came off the bench to tally 11. ' ' '
